Epidemiological study found that, about 8% of the elderly exist the chronic kidney dysfunction, and in this age group, cardiovascular disease, especially coronary heart disease, also is the most common one.

In a statistics that detects the function of the kidney to about 3000 patients with acute coronary disease, only 16% of them are normal, patients with mild kidney insufficiency accounting for 43%, moderate accounting for 32%, severe accounting for 9%. The patients with cardiovascular disease, if associated with chronic kidney disease, his death risk is 10-30 times than that of ordinary people.

It is because coronary heart disease and kidney disease will be interacting, when in the treatment of coronary heart disease, it need protect the kidneys.

In response, the most simple and effective measure is adequate rehydration, including intravenous infusion and drinking plenty of water, both important and very convenient. The aim is to reduce the concentration of contrast agent metabolites in the blood, so as to reduce the burden on the kidneys and protect the function of kidneys.

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